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I recently graduated from Philadelphia University with a B.S. in Graphic Design Communications, during my four years there I concentrated on illustrations and typeface design. My style is very very simple, I love simplicity. Most of my work is in a simplistic illustration style, I'm not a big fan of having too muc… Read More

I recently graduated from Philadelphia University with a B.S. in Graphic Design Communications, during my four years there I concentrated on illustrations and typeface design. My style is very very simple, I love simplicity. Most of my work is in a simplistic illustration style, I'm not a big fan of having too much junk in the way, but I am not afraid of having my work be a little sketchy.

I spend most of my free time either watching some science fiction show, expanding my typeface library, exploring Minecraft, bowling, or playing some old school N64 games with my friends.

Right now I am a UI/UX Designer at Verizon Wireless. I work on our in-house UX Design team working to make sure that the products and services we are providing are as effective as possible for our customers. Read Less

Philosophy of Typography

During my studies at Philadelphia University my passion for graphic design became fine tuned and evolved into an appreciation of typography and a new interest in typeface design. In my Advance Typography class I read a quote from Ellen Lupton ,"Typography is what language looks like." This idea of something so ove… Read More

During my studies at Philadelphia University my passion for graphic design became fine tuned and evolved into an appreciation of typography and a new interest in typeface design. In my Advance Typography class I read a quote from Ellen Lupton ,"Typography is what language looks like." This idea of something so overlooked by people meant something to me. When discovering new typefaces and the history behind them I developed my own ideas of what typefaces and fonts are, they are people.

A lot of typefaces like Helvetica and Arial are similar with something insignificantly different about them, but when you get close and personal you see their quarks and you realize that Helvetica is that businessman who secretly loves getting his hands dirty and making a mark on the world; wheras Arial is the average joe, who is adaptable and likes to get to know everyone.

When I design a typeface I think about who that typeface is and how are they going to interact with other typefaces. Gridlock is based around the working-class driving back and forth in traffic, stuck with each other. Damian is that nostalgic person who loves old buildings, small towns, and the back alley resturant he heard from a good friend. He wants to bring some of that old gold and shine it up for the world to see. This personification allows each typeface to literaty speak for itself. Read Less